CDH13 and neoplasm: In addition, this study supports the conclusions of our previous investigation, that although they are hypermethylated in many NSCLC tumor tissues, RASSF1, DAPK1, BVES, CDH13, MGMT, KCNH5, and to some extent CDH1 and RARB, are rarely hypermethylated in the cancer-free lung, even after significant tobacco exposure [35].